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| Xbox row killer jailed for life | |
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| An illiterate teenager who was convicted of stabbing a boy to death at a house party in Manchester has been given a life sentence. | An illiterate teenager who was convicted of stabbing a boy to death at a house party in Manchester has been given a life sentence. |
| Shane Boyd, 16, will serve at least 11 years for murdering Conor Black in an argument over a Xbox games console. | |
| Conor, also aged 16, collapsed and died minutes after being stabbed outside the house in Moston last August. | Conor, also aged 16, collapsed and died minutes after being stabbed outside the house in Moston last August. |
| Boyd, who boasted that he was "the man" after the attack, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court last month. | Boyd, who boasted that he was "the man" after the attack, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court last month. |
| Judge Clement Goldstone QC sentenced him to life, to serve a minimum of 11 years before he can be considered for parole. | Judge Clement Goldstone QC sentenced him to life, to serve a minimum of 11 years before he can be considered for parole. |
| Boyd had admitted manslaughter but his plea was rejected by the court. | Boyd had admitted manslaughter but his plea was rejected by the court. |
| The court heard Boyd confronted Conor outside a house party in the early hours of 16 August over the alleged theft of an Xbox console. | The court heard Boyd confronted Conor outside a house party in the early hours of 16 August over the alleged theft of an Xbox console. |
| Your initial response was to gloat and to boast to anyone who would be impressed by what you had done Judge Clement Goldstone QC | Your initial response was to gloat and to boast to anyone who would be impressed by what you had done Judge Clement Goldstone QC |
| Boyd came out of the house and smashed his victim over the head with a can of lager, before stabbing him in the back as he turned to escape, the jury heard. | Boyd came out of the house and smashed his victim over the head with a can of lager, before stabbing him in the back as he turned to escape, the jury heard. |
| Conor ran a short distance to a grassy area where he collapsed and died. | Conor ran a short distance to a grassy area where he collapsed and died. |
| The court heard Boyd then stood in the road shouting that he "was the best", he "was the man" - before threatening to kill anyone who mentioned his name to police. | The court heard Boyd then stood in the road shouting that he "was the best", he "was the man" - before threatening to kill anyone who mentioned his name to police. |
| Judge Goldstone said: "You had already armed yourself with a knife. | Judge Goldstone said: "You had already armed yourself with a knife. |
| "Having seen him you asked someone for a beer can with which you hit him over the head and after he was walking away from you in something of a daze, posing no threat to you, you stabbed him once in the back. | "Having seen him you asked someone for a beer can with which you hit him over the head and after he was walking away from you in something of a daze, posing no threat to you, you stabbed him once in the back. |
| "Your initial response was to gloat and to boast to anyone who would be impressed by what you had done." | "Your initial response was to gloat and to boast to anyone who would be impressed by what you had done." |
| Shane Boyd will serve at least 11 years of his sentence | Shane Boyd will serve at least 11 years of his sentence |
| After the sentencing Conor's family released a statement through Greater Manchester Police saying they were devastated by his death. | After the sentencing Conor's family released a statement through Greater Manchester Police saying they were devastated by his death. |
| "All the hopes and dreams of a family were crushed when Conor's life was stolen in that terrible, violent way," it said. | "All the hopes and dreams of a family were crushed when Conor's life was stolen in that terrible, violent way," it said. |
| "His mum lost her friend, her child, her life and that makes us so very sad and helpless." | "His mum lost her friend, her child, her life and that makes us so very sad and helpless." |
| Det Ch Insp Serena Kennedy, of Greater Manchester Police, said Conor's death had shown the devastating impact knives could have. | Det Ch Insp Serena Kennedy, of Greater Manchester Police, said Conor's death had shown the devastating impact knives could have. |
| "One boy's family is grieving the loss of his life, and today the defendant, himself a boy, will start spending his life in prison," she said. | "One boy's family is grieving the loss of his life, and today the defendant, himself a boy, will start spending his life in prison," she said. |
| Boyd's cousin, John Boyd, 20, of the same address, was sentenced to three years in a young offenders' institution for assault and perverting the course of justice. | Boyd's cousin, John Boyd, 20, of the same address, was sentenced to three years in a young offenders' institution for assault and perverting the course of justice. |
| The court heard that he threatened a 16-year-old witness he mistakenly believed had told police that Shane Boyd was a murderer. | The court heard that he threatened a 16-year-old witness he mistakenly believed had told police that Shane Boyd was a murderer. |